RUSSIA is developing a supercomputer with “colossal” power to be used during warfare, Vladimir Putin’s defence minister has revealed.
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| Russia's supercomputer has "colossal" powers according to Vladimir Putin’s defence minister |
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The potential of the high-tech machine at the Russian National Centre for Defence Control is only using half of its capacity.
Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu made the revelation during a documentary on Russian TV.
Using technology developed during the Yugoslav Wars, the supercomputer has the power to analyse fleet positions and international relations to warn President Putin about developing situations and when he should take military action.
Russia’s state news agency TASS says the supercomputer has the power to identify threats to Russia.
Referencing NATO’s role in the Yugoslav conflict, Mr Shoigu said: "This was a large NATO operation. When fleet was concentrated, when missiles were transported, where and to what distance - everything is analysed.
“If tomorrow information comes from one sector, from another, and the machine will tell us, 'My friends, the situation is similar by 90% with what happened in Serbia', this means that there is a threat of repetition of what happened in Serbia then, in this region, and measures should be taken.”
The supercomputer is currently working to just half of its potential, with the opportunity for the Russians to assess security threats even quicker.
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| Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu said the supercomputer's reserve is "colossal" |
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Mr Shoigu said: "This is an open architecture. Blocs can be added or withdrawn from it now.
“It can be built up, increased, expanded, there are many possibilities here. The reserve is colossal.
“We have not even reached half of it because it is an enormous volume of the program product which should allow us to manage more effectively, with faster speed.”
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| The supercomputer is based at the Russian National Centre for Defence Control in Moscow |
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The supercomputer is just one part of Russia’s secretive digital defence centre which operates around the clock to analyse intelligence and data.
Reports in September suggested a new machine to control air, land and sea robotic systems was being developed.
It comes as tensions escalate between Russia and the US over allegations of hacking during the 2016 presidential election.
President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking.
Russia has denied allegations of wrongdoing.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/748822/russia-supercomputer-vladimir-putin-defence-security-moscow
